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title: "Baibai Meaning: 白白 (báibái) Means “in vain”"
description: "白白 (báibái) means “in vain; for nothing”. Hear its tones, see what 白 and 白 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baibai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 白白 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

白白 báibái

## in vain; for nothing

## It can also mean

- (coll.) bye-bye

## Its characters

1. 白 bái in vain
2. 白 bái in vain

## In a sentence

我白白等了他两个小时。 I waited for him for two hours for nothing.

[More about 白白](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BD%E7%99%BD)

## More words with 白

- [白酒 báijiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baijiu)
- [白领 báilǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bailing)
- [白色 báisè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baise)
- [白天 báitiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baitian)
- [表白 biǎobái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaobai)
- [苍白 cāngbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cangbai)
- [蛋白质 dànbáizhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danbaizhi)
- [对白 duìbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibai)
- [空白 kòngbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongbai)
- [明白 míngbai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingbai)

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